CIHR has stated that they will provide an update soon regarding the Application requirements, and once CIHR does, Faculty of Medicine will forward and distribute widely their response. Please stay tuned.

However, please be advised that the information in this funding opportunity and its supporting documents may change based on the analysis of the results from ongoing pilots. All changes will be highlighted within the text of the funding opportunity and the relevant supporting documents as they are made. No significant changes are expected to be made after December 15, 2015.

The Rita Allen Foundation and the American Pain Society are accepting applications for the 2016 Award in Pain.

Proposed research projects should be directed toward the molecular biology of pain and/or the development of new analgesics for the management of pain due to terminal illness.

Eligible candidates will be an academic medical researcher who has completed training and has demonstrated distinguished achievement or extraordinary promise in basic science research on pain. Candidates should be in the early stages of their career with an appointment at the faculty level.

To be eligible, the applicant must demonstrate the strong support of the appropriate administrators and department chair or institute head; should have been on a tenure track for no more than three years (support will be reconsidered if a Rita Allen Foundation Scholar is awarded tenure); and must conduct the research at an institution in the United States or Canada.

The program will award two grants in the amount of $50,000 a year, for a period of up to three years. The entire award is to be allocated to projects specifically chosen by the recipient. Institutional overhead is not supported. Eligible grant expenses may include the principal investigator’s salary.

Complete program guidelines, information about previous winners, and application instructions are available at the American Pain Society website.

Parkinson Society Canada has recently announced the competition of their 2016-2018 National Research Program Funding Cycle.

Current Funding Opportunities include:

Pilot Project Grants

One-year duration

Maximum funding of $45,000

Pilot Project Program grants intend to foster novel, high-potential projects and ideas with a trajectory for major grants with larger granting institutions

New Investigator Award Program

Two-year duration

$45,000 per year

For junior faculty in a Canadian university in first 5 years of their career as a research scientist in Canada

Basic Research Fellowship

Two-year duration

$40,000 – $50,000 per year

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree (MD or PhD) and may be Canadian citizens who propose to train at an Approved Institution located inside or outside of Canada, or international applicants proposing to train at an Approved Institution located in Canada

Clinical Movement Disorders Fellowship

One year duration, $50,000

Recipient will undertake clinical training in the subspecialty of Movement Disorders and gain expertise in diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s and may include other movement disorders.

Clinical Research Fellowship

Two-year duration $50,000 per year

Recipient training will combine direct experience in the diagnose`s and treatment of Parkinson’s and in clinical research.

Graduate Studentship Award

Two-year duration $20,000 per year *(see RFA for explanation of funding)

At the time of application, candidates must be enrolled in a full-time graduate study program at the Master’s or PhD level. Candidates may be Canadian citizens who propose to train at an Approved Institution located inside Canada or international applicants proposing to train at an Approved Institution located in Canada, who fulfill the criteria for a student visa.

Deadline: March 1, 2016; 4:00 pmThe Dr. Chew Wei MBBS [HK] FRCOG [ENG] Memorial Prize in Cancer Research establishes a prize, to a physician or scientist – whether in academia, government, non-profit organizations, or the private sector – who has made a transformational, internationally recognized contribution to the fight against cancer, with an emphasis on researchers whose achievements span the spectrum of health research, from the laboratory to clinical care to health systems and public policy.

One $50,000 prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure for cancer. Among the criteria that will be considered is a distinguished record of translating scientific discoveries into clinical applications, forging partnerships with scientists and others to foster cancer research or to implement discoveries, and cultivating future leaders in the field. The prize is awarded with the expectation that the recipient will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work and make world-class scientific contributions.

Deadline: March 1, 2016; 4:00 pmThe Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prizes are awarded to Canadian physicians or scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration or cure of brain or heart disorders. The expectation is that prize recipients will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work and make world-class scientific contributions.

Two prizes of $50,000 will be awarded annually, one in each of the two categories:

Please find below details to the following information sessions organized by SPARC for the first live pilot of the CIHR 2016 Project Scheme. Registration for the events is open and can be accessed via the announcements section of SPARC’s website. Please follow the links for more information on the events.

This comprehensive three-day review course offers an update of knowledge central to the practice of family medicine in both rural and urban settings. Committed to addressing everyday practical issues, speakers present equally on current and special areas of concern to the primary health care professional.

To complement a morning of group lectures, afternoons include a series of elective interactive workshops which allow conference attendees to customize their learning experience.

Our three main topics for this year are Internal Medicine, Potpourri, and Pediatrics & Women’s and Men’s Health.